Planetary hours
in Deir ez-Zor.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:07
- 3♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:02
- 10♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:44
- 12☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:16
- 12♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Deir ez-Zor?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.